A few months back, we reported that the icily synthetic Liverpool quartet Ladytron, along with like-minded freeze-poppers Goldfrapp, might be working with Christina Aguilera on a forthcoming Xtina album. Well, Ladytron's label has confirmed that the group is, in fact, working with her on some songs, and I'm pretty amped at the prospect of an e...

Michel Gondry is the master of the Playful and Imaginative Music Video. But since the French director left the realm of videos for features, there's been a huge hole. Only one man has made a serious attempt to fill that vaccum. His name is Dougal Wilson and he's already done amazing clips for Goldfrapp, Bat for Lashes, Basement Jaxx, and Jarvis ...

Former members of Cocteau Twins, Massive Attack, Spiritualized, Echo And The Bunnymen and Goldfrapp are set to perform their first gig under the name The Hookham Boys tomorrow night (November 26) in London.

It was plenty cool when Christina Aguilera collaborated with the likes of DJ Premier, Rich Harrison, and, yes, even Mark Ronson on 2006's monstrous Back to Basics. The double disc set saw a young lady too often relegated to "pop princess" tags taking a well-deserved stab at something bigger and kicking out some very serious jams in the process.S...

Slightly ironic acoustic cover songs: they're not just for that wacky dude at the open mic night in your dorm lounge anymore! In fact, BBC Radio 1's two CD Live Lounge Volume 3 monster-- due October 20 overseas from Sony BMG-- is chock full of the things, plus unplugged takes on some of the bigger hits of the last few years taken from Jo Whiley'...